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Nye, Benjamin D.; Pavlik, Philip I., Jr.; Windsor, Alistair; Olney, Andrew M.; Hajeer, Mustafa; Hu, Xiangen – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: This study investigated learning outcomes and user perceptions from interactions with a hybrid intelligent tutoring system created by combining the AutoTutor conversational tutoring system with the Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) adaptive learning system for mathematics. This hybrid intelligent tutoring system (ITS)…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematics Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Mastery Learning
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Simunich, Bethany; Robins, David B.; Kelly, Valerie – American Journal of Distance Education, 2015
This study investigated whether "findability," an aspect of usability, is an important component in student perceptions of/satisfaction with online courses and, as such, should be considered more heavily in online course design. Using standard usability testing measures, such as eye-tracking, time-on-task, and think-alouds, participants…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy
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Tlhoaele, Malefyane; Hofman, Adriaan; Winnips, Koos; Beetsma, Yta – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
Interactive engagement (IE) is a process that promotes students' conceptual understanding through activities, combined with immediate feedback from peers and/or instructors. The present study investigates the impact of IE on students' academic performance, using the comprehensive model of educational effectiveness. Engineering students (n?=?158),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
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Al-Shammari, Zaid; Mohammad, Anwar; Al-Shammari, Bandar – College Student Journal, 2010
The study investigated the effectiveness of increasing ALT for college students' achievement in Kuwait. In Phase 1, 37 students participated (22, experimental; 15, control); in Phase 2, 19 students participated (8, sub-experimental; 11, sub-control). Several experimental research methods used in conducting this study, including development of a…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Undergraduate Students, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Stark, Robin; Krause, Ulrike-Marie – Learning Environments Research, 2009
Starting from difficulties that students display when they deal with correlation analysis, an e-learning environment ("Koralle") was developed. The design was inspired by principles of situated and example-based learning. In order to facilitate reflective processes and thus enhance learning outcomes, reflection prompts were integrated into the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
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Abi-El-Mona, Issam; Adb-El-Khalick, Fouad – School Science and Mathematics, 2008
This study assessed the influence of using mind maps as a learning tool on eighth graders' science achievement, whether such influence was mediated by students' prior scholastic achievement, and the relationship between students' mind maps and their conceptual understandings. Sixty-two students enrolled in four intact sections of a grade 8 science…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Science Achievement, Multiple Choice Tests, Concept Mapping